                                     bin-files
                                     terminus-files
                                     upstream-ezbake-configs
-                                    additional-uberjar-filenames)
+                                    additional-uberjar-filenames
+                                    timestamp)
       (let [project-w-deployed-version (assoc lein-project :version deployed-version)]
         (generate-project-data-yaml project-w-deployed-version build-target additional-uberjar-filenames)
         (generate-manifest-file project-w-deployed-version additional-uberjar-info))
       (generate-build-metadata-files lein-project)
-      (create-git-repo lein-project))))
+      (create-git-repo lein-project timestamp))))
 
 (defmethod action "build"
   [_ lein-project build-target]

                       bin-files
                       terminus-files
                       upstream-ezbake-configs
                       additional-uberjars))))

(defn generate-project-data-yaml
  [lein-project build-target additional-uberjars]

          terminus-files  (cp-terminus-files dependencies build-target)
          upstream-ezbake-configs (get-upstream-ezbake-configs lein-project)
          additional-uberjar-info (build-additional-uberjars! lein-project)
          additional-uberjar-filenames (map #(fs/base-name (:uberjar %)) additional-uberjar-info)
          timestamp (get-timestamp-string)]
      (cp-shared-files dependencies get-cli-defaults-files-in)
      (cp-shared-files dependencies get-build-scripts-files-in)
      (if cli-app-files
